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24.5; gud/gdb with tramp: warning in setting controlling terminal

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From: Aiko Kyle <aikokyle <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.5; gud/gdb with tramp: warning in setting controlling terminal
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 23:27:26 -0500

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When I run gdb on a remote host through tramp I get the following
warning in the input/output buffer:

"warning: GDB: Failed to set controlling terminal: Operation not
permitted\n"

Tramp is defaulting to a scp connection to the remote server on which
I'm running gdb.

I still got it with emacs -q so it definetly not caused by any external
packages. It seems bug#4604 and bug#6360 are similar to this but I
couldn't find any resolution to these and it has been awhile since these
were submitted.

In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS apple-appkit-1265.21)
 of 2015-04-10 on builder10-9.porkrind.org
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1404
Configured using:
 `configure --with-ns '--enable-locallisppath=/Library/Application
 Support/Emacs/${version}/site-lisp:/Library/Application
 Support/Emacs/site-lisp''

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

Major mode: Debugger

Minor modes in effect:
  gdb-many-windows: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  electric-indent-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent messages:
Tramp: Checking `vc-registered' for /scp:andrew:/afs/
andrew.cmu.edu/usr4/akyle/private/213/bomb/bomb.c...done
Tramp: Inserting `/scp:andrew:/afs/
andrew.cmu.edu/usr4/akyle/private/213/bomb/bomb.c'...done
Switched to thread 1
Switched to thread nil
Undefined command: "ls".  Try "help".
End of buffer
Undefined command: "ls".  Try "help".
Switched to thread 1
Making completion list... [2 times]
call-interactively: End of buffer [3 times]

Load-path shadows:
None found.

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Memory information:
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Message #8 received at 22569 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Aiko Kyle <aikokyle <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 22569 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22569: 24.5;
 gud/gdb with tramp: warning in setting controlling terminal
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 10:30:37 +0200

Aiko Kyle <aikokyle <at> gmail.com> writes:

> When I run gdb on a remote host through tramp I get the following
> warning in the input/output buffer:
>
> "warning: GDB: Failed to set controlling terminal: Operation not
> permitted\n"
>
> Tramp is defaulting to a scp connection to the remote server on which
> I'm running gdb. 
>
> I still got it with emacs -q so it definetly not caused by any
> external
> packages. It seems bug#4604 and bug#6360 are similar to this but I
> couldn't find any resolution to these and it has been awhile since
> these
> were submitted.

You're right, it is the same problem as desribed in 4604 and 6360, so I
merge this bug with them.

And I will also close all of them; the incrimed message is just a
warning which doesn't harm.

Best regards, Michael.

Message #15 received at 22569-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Aiko Kyle <aikokyle <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 22569-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22569: 24.5;
 gud/gdb with tramp: warning in setting controlling terminal
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:33:04 +0200

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

> You're right, it is the same problem as desribed in 4604 and 6360, so I
> merge this bug with them.
>
> And I will also close all of them; the incrimed message is just a
> warning which doesn't harm.

I've added the following text to the Tramp manual, section 5.4.5
"Running a debugger on a remote host":

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Since the remote ‘gdb’ and ‘gdb-inferior’ processes do not belong
to the same process group on the remote host, there will be a warning,
which can be ignored:

&"warning: GDB: Failed to set controlling terminal: Operation not permitted\n"
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I'm closing the three bugs.

Best regards, Michael.

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